Call of Duty's latest ad loudly reminds everyone it's not coming to Game Pass
Microsoft is now advertising the fact that players will need to buy Modern Warfare 4 at launch
WhatsApp finally gets usernames, letting users hide their phone numbers
WhatsApp is rolling out unique usernames, letting users connect without sharing their phone number. To claim yours, update to the latest version of WhatsApp, go to Settings > Account > Username, and pick an available handle. The feature is rolling out gradually, with broader availability expected later this year.
Microsoft's own Azure CTO is still annoyed by Windows' "file in use" error
Mark Russinovich is still explaining why Windows blocks file deletion
Microsoft Office is down to $29 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without paying for any monthly subscriptions, Office 2021 is now available for just $29. All the essentials you need for work or personal projects at 80% off the regular price.
The Comcast-NBCUniversal split is about betting on data centers over cable, and gaming over TV
Executives see gaming as a potential growth engine
PlayStation 6 bill of materials nears $1,000 as RAM shortages worsen
Sony says it's done subsidizing consoles to win customers
Amazon sued in Australia after Prime subscribers were made to pay more to remove ads
The ACCC says more than 850,000 annual Prime subscribers had already paid upfront when Amazon introduced ads
A startup taught humanoid robots to retrieve packages, climb stairs, and unpack boxes – no human steering needed
The robot isn't the breakthrough, the AI deciding what it does next is
Dbrand kills its Portal-inspired Companion Cube case after admitting it never asked Valve for permission
"Unfortunately, being proud of the thing we made did not give us the right to make it"
RAM prices expected to rise another 40-50% in Q3 2026, and then 30% more in Q4 as AI demand outpaces supply
Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron have been sued for price-fixing before. Now it's happening again
Winners & losers: The memory shortages pushing consumer electronics prices higher are expected to worsen through the rest of this year and into 2027, with possible relief not arriving until 2028. While manufacturers and industry analysts largely attribute the spike to AI infrastructure demand, a new California lawsuit accuses the three companies that dominate DRAM and NAND production of conspiring to exploit those conditions and artificially inflate prices.
Apple pulled VK's apps in Russia without warning, so the Kremlin is telling users to switch to Android
Russia filed more app takedown requests than any other country in 2025. Apple just turned the tables
Microsoft's Windows Secure Boot certificates just expired – here's what you need to do
Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI, and Acer have all published guides and are pushing BIOS updates
A hollow-core fiber cable just carried 51.3 Tb/s across 200 km
China's YOFC sets a new long-haul fiber record – no signal boosters required
Xbox is pushing back on claims that PS5 is outselling it 8-to-1 in GTA VI pre-orders
Did Rockstar price GTA VI appropriately?
Developer builds "complete" OpenStreetMap client for classic Mac OS 9
Fulfilling a childhood dream in the age of cloud, APIs, and software frameworks
The latest Microsoft Office 2024 Pro suite is now $55 in this limited-time deal
Unlock your productivity with the latest versions of Word, Excel, and Outlook
Meta has been secretly relying on Google's AI for customer service, ad tools, and content moderation – then got cut off
Google had to cut Meta off from Gemini because Meta was using too much of it
Before it became Grand Theft Auto, what was GTA originally called?
The original Grand Theft Auto was nearly cancelled, but a gameplay bug ultimately defined it.
VMware Workstation Pro 26H1 brings architectural upgrades and expanded OS support
VMware Workstation Pro 26H1 is the latest version of the go-to desktop hypervisor for developers and power users. Now fully free for commercial and personal use, it runs Windows, Linux, and BSD virtual machines side-by-side on a single PC – no rebooting, no repartitioning.
South Korea is betting $880 billion that the next AI race will be won in hardware, not software
Samsung, SK Hynix, and the government are treating AI infrastructure as a matter of national survival
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NEXT-GEN
IBM's sub-1nm chip stacks 100 billion transistors onto a fingernail-sized processor
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QUAKE TURNS 30
Game designer recalls how Quake's development "broke" id Software
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BOOM OR BUST?
Big Tech's $8 trillion AI bet is making consoles, cars, and electricity more expensive
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CAR TECH
Ford is learning the hard way that AI can't replace engineers
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PC GAMING
Steam Machine launches, now Valve wants to bring SteamOS to all PCs
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BLOCKBUSTER
GTA VI confirmed at $80 for the standard edition
Prosecutors used a man's ChatGPT logs to try to link him to the Pacific Palisades fire, but it didn't work
A juror said using ChatGPT shouldn't be treated as a character flaw
Meet "loop engineering": The next evolution in AI coding isn't a better prompt, it's a system that prompts itself
"I don't write the prompt anymore – Claude writes the prompt," says Boris Cherny, the creator of Claude Code
Future robotaxis may not need brake pedals under new proposal
The proposed rule targets purpose-built robotaxis, not ordinary cars
You can now buy a pre-built gaming PC that boots into Steam instead of Windows
Meta PCs launches first SteamOS prebuilt with Ryzen 5 9600X and Radeon RX 7600 for $1,299
Australia raises social media ban penalties to $99 million as children keep accessing platforms
Regulator says tech companies are doing the bare minimum
TechSpot PC Buying Guide: Four Smart Builds for a Difficult PC Market
Building a PC in 2026 means navigating inflated RAM, storage, and GPU prices. We assembled four balanced systems that prioritize performance, value, and sensible upgrade paths.
Netflix now wants every profile to have its own email address, annoying users
The change also means Netflix can share your email address with its marketing and advertising partners
Sony is deleting 551 movies and TV shows you bought on PlayStation, because you don't really own your digital purchases
John Wick, Paddington, and Terminator 2 are among the titles – no refunds offered
Riot's always-on anti-cheat is finally getting an off switch
Vanguard will no longer run in the background 24/7, but there's a big catch
Big Tech's $8 trillion AI bet is making consoles, cars, and electricity more expensive for everyone else
The cost of artificial intelligence is now showing up in the inflation data
PlayStation sales just had its worst May in 25 years, and Xbox's was the worst ever
Meanwhile, the Nintendo Switch 2 just became the second-fastest-selling console in US history
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 gets staggered release after Trump administration cites national security concerns
GPT-5.6 Terra promises GPT-5.5 performance at half the cost, but access requires government approval
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on any country imposing digital services taxes on US tech firms
France, which already charges a 3% levy on digital ad revenue, is now proposing to double it
The Steam Machine is sold out, overpriced, can't quite do 4K – and now scalpers are asking $3,000 for it
Meanwhile, modding allows the Steam Controller to crawl to its charger on its own
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